As a teacher, you must understand the relationship between assessment, planning, and instruction in the cycle of effective teaching. Having a toolbelt of assessment and evaluation strategies provides you with the ability to describe the types of assessments available, analyze their reliability and validity, and evaluate the data that they generate.
For this assessment, you will research assessment information and create a presentation of your findings.
Scenario
Assume you are the lead teacher of your grade level, and you are preparing a presentation about assessment and evaluation to share with the students’ parents/caregivers during your school’s Curriculum Night.
Preparation
Choose a grade level you want to teach (K–6th grade) and use it as the basis for this summative assessment.
Research the common types of assessment and how they may be used in the classroom for your selected grade level.
Assessment Deliverable
Use the Assessment and Evaluation Strategies Presentation Template and create a 12- to 15-slide presentation in which you communicate important assessment information to students’ parents/caregivers during the school’s Curriculum Night. Communicate the assessment information in a way that your audience will be able to understand.
Include the following information for each corresponding slide in the template and provide supportive examples from your research for each section. While 1 slide is provided in the template, you can add additional slides for each header, as needed.
Title slide
Role of assessment: Explain the role of assessment and evaluation in the practice of teaching, including:
Relationship among curriculum, assessment, and state standards
Difference between testing and assessment
Difference between assessment and evaluation
Reliability and validity: Explain the significance of reliability and validity in assessment, including:
Definition in relation to assessment for each
Examples of evidence for each
Use of technology: Describe how technology will be used by teachers and students in classroom assessment, including strategies for maintaining compliance with FERPA.
Assessment types: Describe the following types of assessments, including a description of the assessment type’s purpose, when and how it is used in the classroom, and at least 2 examples of the assessment type.
Formative
Summative
Portfolio
Performance
Affective
Norm-referenced
Criterion-referenced
Cite sources to support your summative assessment.
Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines and include a references slide.
Submit your assessment.
Assessment Support
Review the rubric for guidance on deliverable expectations.
